CFB Schedule college football
Wk 1 · 2026

Northwestern State Demons at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston · ESPN+
Northwestern State Demons
FCS / Other · no games yet
at
7:30pET
LT -41.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings
Sun Belt · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

no data
Efficiency margin
+0.3#66
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Offense (pts/100)
26.1
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Defense (pts/100)
25.8
no data
Pace (plays/g)
66.4
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Yards / play
5.62
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Yards / play allowed
5.65
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

0.0
Points / game
27.7
68.0
Points allowed
21.3
72
Yards / game
364
no data
Yards allowed
376
no data
Pass yds allowed
234
no data
Rush yds allowed
142
2.50
Turnovers / game
1.08
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

N'Western St form

L 0-70at CINL 0-66at MINN
2025 season

Louisiana Tech form

W 42-30at MOSTW 34-28vs LIBL 3-28at WSUL 24-25at DELW 55-14vs SHSU
2025 season

N'Western St this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Louisiana Tech this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026

Louisiana Tech leads the series 2–1 · Louisiana Tech has won the last 2
3 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 18.3 points toward Louisiana Tech
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20232023-09-09N'Western St 2151 Louisiana Techat LTLouisiana Tech
20172017-09-02N'Western St 2452 Louisiana Techat LTLouisiana Tech
20142014-09-20N'Western St 3027 Louisiana Techat LTN'Western St

N'Western St leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

Louisiana Tech leaders 2025 season

PassingBlake Baker QB #5102/155, 1251 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT
Trey Kukuk QB #257/86, 526 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingClay Thevenin RB #9121 CAR, 605 YDS, 8 TD
Trey Kukuk QB #279 CAR, 488 YDS, 5 TD
Omiri Wiggins RB #2297 CAR, 468 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingEli Finley TE #8437 REC, 440 YDS
Devin Gandy WR #122 REC, 376 YDS, 2 TD
Marlion Jackson WR #517 REC, 283 YDS, 1 TD
Clay Thevenin RB #929 REC, 251 YDS
Defense
TacklesJacob Fields S #1091
Mekhi Mason LB #468
Jadon Mayfield LB #2257
SacksMekhi Mason LB #43.5
Jadon Mayfield LB #223.5
Donovan Rieman DL #982.5
InterceptionsJakari Foster DB #67
Michael Richard S #73
Jacob Fields S #103
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.